KR100413921B1 - Method of simultaneously executing pop e-mail and chatting - Google Patents

Abstract

In the method of simultaneously performing POP email and chatting, an email sender writes an email using a program that simultaneously sends and receives an email and chats with the login ID registration, assigns a port number and corresponds to the login ID. Knowing the most recent IP address / hostname, launching the chat server program corresponding to the port number assigned, or giving the port number to run the chat server program required for chatting from the CH server displayed on the sending party's computer Receiving an email using a receiving step, sending an email with its login ID, an assigned port number, an IP address / hostname in the header of the email, and a program for simultaneously sending and receiving email and chatting. If you want to chat then click the Chat button and check whether the chat response from the chat recipient If you have a chat response; and send and receive email and chat recipients achieved self-comprising chatting using the chat client program on their computers.

Description

How to Simultaneously Pop-Email and Chat {METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUSLY EXECUTING POP E-MAIL AND CHATTING}

The present invention provides a pop-up (POP e-mail; hereinafter referred to as e-mail) and a method of performing a simultaneous chat and a product promotion system that allows the Internet shopping mall manager to promote the product to customers using the Internet shopping mall using the same and the same It is about a method.

In general, e-mail and chat enable communication between a sender and a receiver using a wired or wireless network system, and the e-mail and chat are documented and transmitted online and share information in real time like letters and telephones. They operate in different ways.

More specifically, an e-mail sending / receiving system using a program such as AOL or ICQ does not insert special information in the e-mail header when e-mail is used, and only sends and receives e-mails by requesting a sender and an individual address. In order to participate in a separate chat group.

Therefore, it is very difficult to simultaneously perform e-mail and chat operating under different concepts, and for this reason, the role of e-mail and chat in the cyber shopping which is actively progressed in recent years is very limited.

In other words, a customer who uses an internet shopping mall in cyber shopping acquires the information of the product presented by the internet shopping mall manager, and inquires about the product by using an email or a telephone. It was operated by replying.

However, cyber shopping, which operates in the manner described above, may give up the purchase of a product if the customer takes a lot of time to acquire information about the product and is unable to contact the manager. There was a problem that the response of the can be confirmed only through a follow-up survey.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to allow the recipient of the email after sending the email of the email sender to send the email to the sender or to immediately chat, It is to provide a method of simultaneous chat with.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a method of simultaneously performing an e-mail and a chat according to the present invention comprises the steps of creating an e-mail after an e-mail sender operates a CH mail program that simultaneously performs sending and receiving e-mail and chatting. A server assigning a port number to a computer of an email sender, sending an email to an email recipient by writing the CH server login ID, IP address / hostname and the port number in a header of the email; An e-mail recipient attempts to chat with an e-mail sender using a mail program, and checks whether or not the e-mail sender responds to a chat, and if there is a chat response from the e-mail sender, a chat program uses a chat program. The response of the email sender in the chat response confirmation step of the email sender. Checking the on / off state of the e-mail sender computer if there is no message; continuing to attempt a chat if the e-mail sender's computer is in an on state; It is characterized in that it further comprises the step of automatically informing the e-mail sender a chat attempt.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously performing an email and a chat according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a product promotion system according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing a product promotion method according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10, 20 ----- Web browser 30 ----- Internet connection

40 ----- Web Server 50 ----- CH Server

60 ----- First Database 70 ----- Second Database

80 ----- Member Database 90 ----- Advertising Database

100 ----- Network Security System

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, a program (hereinafter, referred to as a CH (chat) mail program) used in a method for simultaneously performing an email and a chat according to the present invention performs the following functions.

Send and receive common emails.

· Additional items in the header of email to distinguish senders and receivers

Chat button exists.

At this time, an entry of the login ID of the CH server, the IP address / hostname of the email sender computer, and the port number is added to the header of the email, and the CH server displays a table consisting of the login ID and the IP address / hostname. A first database stored therein, and a second database storing a table consisting of the port number and the login ID of the CH server.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a method for simultaneously performing an email and a chat according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously performing an email and a chat according to the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the method of simultaneously performing an e-mail and a chat of the present invention includes turning on the CH mail program (S101), receiving a port number (S103), and sending an e-mail (S105). ), A step in which the receiver attempts to chat with the sender (S107), a step of confirming whether or not the chat receiver responds (S109), and a step in which the sender and receiver chat with each computer using a chat client program (S111). , If there is no chat response from the receiver, checking the on / off status of the receiver computer (S113); if the chat receiver's computer is turned on, attempting to continue chatting (S115); and if the receiver's computer is turned off. The CH server includes the step (S117) of automatically informing the sender of the chat attempt.

In the simultaneous execution of an e-mail and a chat according to the present invention, it is of course possible for the recipient to send a non-chat e-mail to the sender after the recipient receives and reads the sender's e-mail.

The operation at each step described above will be described in more detail below.

First, if you download the program (CH mail program) with CH ID program and run CH mail program, your login ID and computer's IP address / hostname are automatically registered in the CH server. 1 Database is formed. Whenever you run the CH mail program, the IP address / hostname of the login ID is automatically updated on the CH server. At this time, if the IP address / hostname of the login ID is changed, the IP address / hostname portion of the first database of the CH server is updated. As a result, the first database has the most recent IP address / hostname of the computer used by the login ID.

Subsequently, before sending an e-mail from the CH mail program, the CH server sends its login ID to the CH server to receive a port number for running the chat server program necessary for chatting. At this time, a second database of the CH server is formed. Eventually, only the port number tells the other party's most recent IP address / hostname.

Subsequently, the e-mail is sent by including its login ID, the assigned port number, and the IP address / hostname in the header of the sent e-mail. If the recipient of the email wants to chat, press the chat button. At this time, CH mail program sends the port number and login ID in the header of the e-mail to the CH server to display the chat server program of the corresponding port number and to automatically display the chat client program on both sides of sending and receiving e-mail. In this case, the chat client program can be displayed automatically because the CH server is always connected to the CH server when the CH mail program is turned on.

In addition, when an e-mail receiver attempts to chat, the e-mail chat attempt is informed by an alarm sound when a chat client program is automatically displayed in case an e-mail sender does not exist in the field.

On the other hand, in order to reduce the interference of the CH server in the chat as much as possible, the first and second databases are searched at the same time, and if the IP address / hostname is an accessible address, the chat server program is displayed on the computer of the sender. In addition, his chat client program is displayed at the same time as the other chat client program. In this case, the CH server eliminates the role of launching the chat server program, thereby reducing the interference of the CH server in the chat between email senders and receivers.

In the above, if you summarize the role of the CH server, give the port number, know the latest IP address / host name corresponding to the login ID, and launch the chat server program corresponding to the port number assigned to the CH server On the computer of the sender. It also runs a chat client program on both sides of the email sender and receiver.

Next, by using the method of simultaneously performing an email and a chat of the present invention, the administrator of the Internet shopping mall sends an email for promoting the product to the Internet shopping mall customer, and promotes the product so that the customer communicates with the Internet shopping mall manager through instant chat. Describe the system.

Product promotion system through a chat between the email receiving customer and the Internet shopping mall manager according to the present invention:

A web browser 10 of an internet shopping mall customer;

Web Browser of Internet Shopping Mall Manager (20)

Internet connection means 30 is connected to the web browser (10, 20);

At least one web server 40 connected to the web browsers 10 and 20 for communication between the client and the manager;

A CH server 50 for email and / or chat of the client and the manager;

A first database 60 storing a table consisting of a login ID and a most recent IP address / hostname in the CH server 50;

A second database 70 storing a table consisting of a port number and a login ID of the CH server in the CH server 50;

A member database 80 storing data such as personal information about the customer and the manager;

An advertising database 90 that stores various advertisement information provided by member companies; And,

A network security system 100 that protects the system from external failures;

It is made, including.

According to the above configuration, the method of promoting an online shopping mall member to a member by using the simultaneous email and chat method is as follows:

Step S201 of a user accessing an internet shopping mall;

Confirming whether the user accesses the Internet shopping mall (S203);

Registering as a member when the user is not a member (S205);

Sending the email to the shopping mall manager by using a program in which the user whose member is confirmed, selects a product, and simultaneously sends and receives an email and chats (S207);

Requesting a chat from a member using a program that simultaneously receives and sends e-mails and chats by an administrator who receives an e-mail (S209);

Checking whether the member responds to the chat (S211),

After the chat connection, the manager and member chatting using the chat client program of the computer (S213);

If there is no chat response from the member, check whether the member's computer is turned off (S215).

If the member's computer is turned on, attempting to continue chatting (S217);

Step S219 of automatically informing the administrator of a chat attempt when the member's computer is turned off;

It is made, including.

In this case, it is assumed that the member downloads and uses a program that can simultaneously perform e-mail / chat provided by a shopping mall.

As described above, the customer using the Internet shopping mall selects a product and describes the communication method with the shopping mall manager through email and chat. The manager of the Internet shopping mall sends an email for the promotion of the product to the Internet shopping mall customer, and the customer immediately The method of communicating by both parties using an e-mail / chat program is performed under the same process as above.

Hereinafter, a system in which an administrator of an Internet shopping mall sends an email for promoting a product to an Internet shopping mall customer and communicates with an Internet shopping mall manager through instant chat using a method of simultaneously performing an email and a chat according to the present invention. Preferred embodiments are described in detail with reference to the drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a product promotion system according to the present invention. The system of the present invention includes a web browser 10 of an Internet shopping mall customer, a web browser 20 of an Internet shopping mall manager, and the web browsers 10 and 20. Internet connection means 30 connected to the web server 40, the web server 40, the CH server 50 for email and / or chat, the first database 60 and the second database in the CH server 50 70, the member database 80, the advertisement database 90, and the network security system 100 which protects a system from an external obstacle.

The web browsers 10 and 20 display specific data such as advertisements in a predetermined form, and the internet connection means 30 is a control means for connecting the web browsers 10 and 20 of the user personal computer and the internet network. Online means such as modems, leased lines, and wireless means such as mobile phones and laptop computers.

The web server 40 receives the user information from the member database 80 when receiving the user identification information from the member and confirms the membership, and receives the information from the advertisement database 90 and receives the web browser 10 of the customer. Additional web servers can be added depending on the number of users.

The CH server 50 assigns a port number as a server for e-mail and / or chat between a customer and an administrator, finds out the most recent IP address / hostname corresponding to the login ID, and chats corresponding to the port number. Launch the server program on the CH server or on the sending party's computer. Also, it executes a chat client program on both sides of the email sender and receiver.

The first database 60 stores a table consisting of a login ID and the most recent IP address / hostname in the CH server 50, and the second database 70 stores the CH server 50 in the CH server 50. It stores table consisting of port number and login ID of CH server.

The member database 80 is an open type that stores data such as personal information about subscribers and usage information of Internet shopping malls and does not restrict membership.

The advertisement database 90 stores various advertisement information provided by member companies, and supports displaying them on a user's personal computer.

The network security system 100 protects the system from an external failure while preventing the personal information of the member stored in the member database 80 from leaking to the outside.

Hereinafter, a method of performing the promotion of the product according to the system having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a product promotion method according to the present invention.

First, the user accesses the Internet through an Internet connection means 30 represented by an online means such as a modem or a dedicated line or a wireless means such as a mobile phone or a notebook computer, and then accesses the Internet shopping mall of the system through a web server 40. By accessing (S201), membership is confirmed (S203). If the connected user is not a member, the user joins the member according to the membership registration procedure (S205).

After the member is confirmed, the user selects a product and if there is a question about the product, sends an e-mail to the shopping mall manager (S207), and the manager who receives the e-mail asks the member to chat (S209). Check whether the chat response (S211), if there is a response between the manager and the member (S213). At this time, if there is no chat response of the member, check the on / off of the member computer (S215) to continue to chat if the member computer is turned on (S217), if the member computer is off, the administrator's attempt to chat and alarm and Automatically notify in the same way (S219).

Of course, in the e-mail transmission and reception method according to the present invention, it is also possible for a manager and a member to communicate through a general e-mail.

The various services provided by the system according to the present invention can be maintained smoothly by systematic data management of the Internet shopping mall operator, and the detailed information about the product to the members as well as information sharing among the members through the various services described above. Make it available.

According to the present invention, it is possible to share information between email senders and receivers in real time without accessing a website by enabling an email receiver to send an email to an sender or to immediately chat after sending an email of an email sender.

Claims (5)

An e-mail sender runs a CH mail program that simultaneously sends and receives e-mails, and then writes an e-mail; The CH server assigning a port number to the email sender's computer; Sending the email to an email recipient by writing the CH server login ID, IP address / hostname and the port number in the header of the email; Using the CH mail program, an email recipient attempting to chat with an email sender; Checking whether the e-mail sender has a chat response; If there is a chat response from the sender of the email, the chat is performed using a chat program: Checking an on / off state of the e-mail sender computer when there is no e-mail sender response in the e-mail sender response confirmation step; If the computer of the email sender is in an on state, continuously attempting to chat; And automatically informing the e-mail sender of a chat attempt through the CH server when the computer of the e-mail sender is in an off state. delete delete delete delete